Water-trough for poultry crates or coops.



PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. G. J. 000K. WATER THOUGH FOR POULTRY GRATES OR OOOPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1906 UNITED STATES GEORGE I. COOK, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

WATER-TROUGHFOR POULTRY CRA'IES OB COOPS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. COOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVater-Troughs for Poultry Crates or Coops, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention has relation to improvements in water troughs for poultry crates or coops, and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a coop or crate embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken centrally of the trough. t

The coop or crate contemplated in this invention comprises essentia ly a bottom 1 which is ordinarily made imperforate, sides 2 composed of slats, and ends 3 also slatted, as shown. The top of the coop is formed partially by shallow or thin slats 4, while alternating with and interposed between the shallow slats 4 are spacing slats or rests 5 which extend considerably above the tops of the slats 4 to form rests for the superimposed coop or crate, whereby any number of crates may be piled one upon the other and yet ample air space left between the tops and bottoms of the coops so piled upon each other to provide for a thorough ventilation and the proper supply of the air to the poultry contained in the coop or crate.

The top slats of the ends of the coop are notched or recessed, as shown at 6, to rovide for the reception of the opposite en s of a sliding door 7 in the form of a slat, the same being held in place, when closed, by means of keeper strips 8 extending over the notches or recesses 6 and secured beneath oppositely arranged top slats 4, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The sliding door 7 is provided on its under side with a stop cleat 9- which, as the door is slid in one direction, comes in contact with one end of the coop, or with the corner osts 10 thereof, and when slid in the other irection it comes in contact with a centrally arranged cross-bar or slat 11. This prevents Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 27, 1906.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Serial No. 308,308.

the door from being entirely removed from the coop while permitting the same to be slid endwise in either direction for giving access to both ends of the coop.

Adjacent to one end, the door 7 is provided with a hole 12 in which is removabl fitted a latch pin 13 provided at one end with a head 14, and at its opposite or inner end with a loop 15 to which may be connected a seal or securing device 16 which is shown in Fig. 1 in the form of a wire connected at one end to the loop 15 and at its opposite end passing around the pin 12 beneath the head 14 thereof.

Extending transversely across the bottom of the coo and about centrally therein is a trough ho der or guide 17 which is substantially semi-cylindrical, said holder being secured firmly within the coop in any convenient manner, as by placing the same on a cross-bar or rest 18 and driving nails or other suitable fasteners 19 through the holder downward into said rest 18. Mounted slidingly in the holder 17 is a trough 20 also semicylindrical in cross-section and closed at its outer and inner ends by end walls 21. This trough is adapted to be slid endwise outward throu 11 an a erture in the side of the coo to rep enish t e water supply for the pou try and when slid back into its normal position, the inner end wall 21 thereof is enthe top edge of the wall 21 and ho ds the same in the manner shown in Fig. 3. The s ring catch 22 is secured to a fixed part of tie coop adjacent to the inner end of the trough as shown in said figure. The iling of the coops one u on another will not interfere with replenis ing the water supply-by drawing the trough laterally and horizontally outward from the coops, the spring catc having a reversely inclined catch li portion which enables it to s ring aside eitli serting or removing t 1e trough.

I claim:

The combination with a coop or crate for poultry and the like having an openin in one side of a semi-cylindrical trough ho der er in in-.

gaged by a spring catch 22 which sna s over with open ends secured transversely across the bottom of the coop, a water trough also constructed semi-cylindrical and provided with opposite end walls, said trough being slidably mounted in the holder and through In testimony whereof I aflix my signature the opening the iidei of the crate, afndha in presence 01 two Witnesses. s rin seeurec to t e ower ortion 0 t e 1 1 i 1 i I c ate and having a bent v-sh hped terminal (IILORGH LOOK 5 which serves to be sprung over one of the end Witnesses;

walls of the water trough, substantially as JAMES N. SCOTT, specified. GEORGE YATES. 

